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ERIC Number: EJ1228505
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
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The Relation between Teacher Vocabulary Use in Play and Child Vocabulary Outcomes
McLeod, Ragan H.; Kaiser, Ann P.; Hardy, Jessica K.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v39 n2 p103-116 Aug 2019
Although extensive research exists on vocabulary instruction during book reading in preschool classroom, comparatively little research has been conducted on vocabulary exposure in classroom play contexts and child vocabulary outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine Head Start teacher and child vocabulary use in dyadic play sessions and the relation between teachers' vocabulary use and children's vocabulary outcomes. One Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) session for each of 53 teacher-child dyads was transcribed and coded for teacher use of target and sophisticated vocabulary, use of teacher strategies to support vocabulary development, and child use of vocabulary. Descriptive data indicate variability for both teacher and child vocabulary use in the play sessions. Both teacher total number of vocabulary words and vocabulary supports were significantly related to child vocabulary use within sessions. Implications for practice are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Preschool Language Scale; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324E060088; R305B050029
Author Affiliations: N/A